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#AE12E2

#ae12e2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ae12e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 7.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.01% cyan, 92.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1492

Complementary

  1. #ae12e2
  2. #46e212

Split complementary

  1. #ae12e2
  2. #aee212
  3. #12e246

Analogous

  1. #4612e2
  2. #ae12e2
  3. #e212ae

Triadic

  1. #ae12e2
  2. #e2ae12
  3. #12e2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae12e2
  2. #e21246
  3. #46e212
  4. #12e2ae

Square

  1. #ae12e2
  2. #e24612
  3. #46e212
  4. #12aee2

Monochromatic

  1. #410754
  2. #770c9b
  3. #ae12e2
  4. #c94ff1
  5. #df96f7

Shades

#ae12e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae12e2
  2. #9d10cb
  3. #8b0eb5
  4. #7a0d9e
  5. #680b88
  6. #570971
  7. #46075a
  8. #340544
  9. #23042d
  10. #110217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae12e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae12e2
  2. #b62ae5
  3. #be41e8
  4. #c659eb
  5. #ce71ee
  6. #d789f1
  7. #dfa0f3
  8. #e7b8f6
  9. #efd0f9
  10. #f7e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae12e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae12e2
  2. #a91dd8
  3. #a528ce
  4. #a033c5
  5. #9c3ebb
  6. #9749b1
  7. #9254a7
  8. #8e5f9d
  9. #896a94
  10. #85758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b56a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a95286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6150e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7058e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab41b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae12e2 {
  color: #ae12e2;
}
Background
.bg-ae12e2 {
  background-color: #ae12e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae12e2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae12e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae12e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 18 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae12e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae12e2, #e212ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae12e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 18 226 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.72 #51ed1d Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#ae12e2  rgb(174, 18, 226)  hsl(285, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#46e212  rgb(70, 226, 18)  hsl(105, 85%, 48%)  Lime Green
#e2ae12  rgb(226, 174, 18)  hsl(45, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#12e2ae  rgb(18, 226, 174)  hsl(165, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green